The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-29
RIVER NEWS,

Stage OF tho Wntor and Novomcnts Of til.
Boats.
The Bellaire was making regular trip,
yesterday and did q good business.
The Elaine got away for Psrkersburs
about noon yeaterday having on board {
big trip.
Tho Beunett was laid up hero all Sat.
urday night and Sunday having he1 boil.
era repaired.
The Gen. Rucker WAS FIVE days making
the trip from ST. Lonis 10 Memphis, and
the hudson was out four days from Cairo
to Memphis.
The Wheeling Pittsburgh packet G. W.
Bachelor is on the dock at Manchester
undergoing repairs, but it is expected that
she will be of in a day or two.
At Marietta, there are about 10000 bar.
rsls OF epplcG in bosts awaiting q riee in
tho river to 20 South. They are shipped
by rail from Northern New York.
There was enough water in the channel
yesterday to enable thr s.sansr Telegram
to come up from Claripgton. 1t was 8
welcome night to see the old ide.yhseler
at the wharf.
The mako last night indicated a depth
in tho channel of 3 feet 10 inches and the
river was riaing slowly. Reports from
above wese 10 the effect that there wns a
slight rice Mt all points. The water here
may possibly reach. o 5 o, 6 foot stage be.
fore becoming stationary.
Pilot Joe B. Alexander, OF M%oundsyille.
has been in Pittsburgh for tho past fow
days ready to come out on ono OF the tow.
boats in case, of a rise. The Indications
are not any ways favorable for bis coming
out in a anug berth in this near future. as
long 90 such weather as that Of yesse1day
continued tho chances for q riso arc de.
cidedly alim.
The reports from sboys last night were
ss follows: Pittsburgh, Monongahsla be.
low Inc dsm, 1 feet 6 inches; Parkere, 3
feet 4 inches; Rice's Landing, 3 feet s
inches; Brownsville, 8 feet / inch: oil
City, 2 feet I inches. At nearly all 'thpea
places tho river was still rising slowly and
1t was growing colder.
A recent manifest of 6 trim of Giant
~Campbelrs Bayou Sara and New Orleans
packet Oliver Beirne, vas received at this
office yesterday. Tho bill is about SIX
ieet long, snd it foots up a total freight
cargo OF 937 bales Of cotton, l 600 bscs OF
cotton seed, 500 oacke rice, 2S6 hogshesds
sugar, 1919 barrels sugsr, l,l0I barrels
nolaaaee, $3.50 barrelu syrup. Steamboat
busiaess scoms to be good down there.
Capt. Charlie Muhleman, tho we'll.
known, popular commander of the Gin
clnnati packet, Andes, arrived in the city
yesterday and registered at the slamm
house. Tho Captain says that he does
not expect to SEQ enough watos in the
river to enable his steamer to reach here
until after the first Of the year, The
Andes Is still laid up at Cincinnati.
where she has been for several months
past.
Capt. Ebert williamson. a we'll known
pilot, arrived in Pittsburgh Saturday from
Cincinnati. He has been engaged 10 taxa
the new towboat Baltimore, with the bir
oystsrboat in tow, from there to Cairo
Inc oyeterboat has been aground at the
heau OF Dun for q week, but ia thought
snRt q rise Of a foot will Il bod it of. L is
6O ieet wide and 200 feet long and It. as
yell as the towbost, is destined for New
Orleans.
The coal markets at Cincinnati and
Louisville and other points below are
daily becoming moro and more stringent
as the timo slips by and tho time for cold
weather draws near, and there is no ries
IN the river to let the coal fleet out from
PlttsourRh. At the same time the pros.
pect forthe miners along the MononQahela
becomes more and more dreary, An the
available packages are full of coal, and the
time ior work has almost ended all ALONG
the line until there shall be a rise thai
will let the fleet out and tho emptiee laid
up oeIoW get home. The operators as
wen rs the men will DO glad to get the
money for the coal already awaiting ship.